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Books that keep me sane in the psychiatric hospital ❤️
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items These books are essentials, books that have shaped my thoughts and morals and might shape yours too! Good for summer reading or getting back into reading.
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Literature
Nonfiction
Horror
Literature
I read this in school, and it truly changed my view on the American Dream.
It has so much meaning behind every word, and every person that reads it finds a different narrative and discovery
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paperback
I read this book last year and I don't regret it. While it is outdated in various ways, it shows a reality of the time and showcases the grim life that many disabled people faced at the time. It critizes many controversial topics openly and while the...
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, Paperback
This book changes mindsets. It's scary how close this book is to what we could be facing today! In a way, that's what makes literature literature. It's beautiful and, ironically, also a banned book in some areas. Which is exactly why you should read ...
Fahrenheit 451: A Novel by Ray Bradbury, Paperback
This book is a perfect example of a young adult classic that teaches children without doing so outwardly. I've read this twice now, once in 6th grade and another time last month. I realized after reading it the second time how deep the meaning of the...
Wringer (Newbery Honor Award Winner) by Jerry Spinelli, Paperback
The Book Thief is one of those books that changes your life. It shows narrative, experience, and is overall one of the best books I've ever read (coming from a writer myself).
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Paperback
Nonfiction
This is a book that tells a hard truth. A past one cannot divide from without recognizing it. It's our history, an exposé on the government that disproved myths taught to us by teachers and parents.
It's meticulous in its documentation, referencing ...
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated ...
It shows an alternative experience that isn't taught in schools. It gives the people a voice.
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Paperback
This book is important for those looking for a journey down historical nonfiction that still tells a story
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride
Horror
Sometimes, horror is a collection of badly done jumpscares and characters made to be dumb on person. Other times, it's a slow and eerie buildup that prioritizes changing ones mind rather than simply telling a narrative.
Horror is supposed to make on...
Intensity by Dean Koontz, Paperback
This horror novel is ABSOLUTELY life changing and is one of the most unique books I've ever read. It has everything you will ever want in life. Vampires. Exploring deep rooting historical trauma. Vampires. ❤️❤️ Did I say vampires yet? I don't think I...
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, Hardcover